Eriogonum crocatum is a
low spreading shrub. The silver leaves contrast excellently with the
saffron yellow blooms and later with the cinnamon brown of the fading seed
heads. Eriogonum crocatum will grow to a foot or so tall and up to
two feet wide. Saffron Buckwheat plants will tolerate heavy soils if
there is a slope and if there is a drying period between watering
cycles. Eriogonum crocatum is endemic to the Conejo Valley in
Ventura County, CA and hence the other common name Conejo Buckwheat.
As with all buckwheat's this is a great nectar source for butterflys.
Plants are hardy to around 15 degrees.
High
Resolution images of Eriogonum crocatum are available.
